Xbox becomes TV hub with Comcast, FiOS, HBO and more — Microsoft today confirmed the lineup of TV services that will be available this holiday season through the Xbox 360 console. It's a huge step for Microsoft's longtime goal of expanding the console beyond gaming and into an entertainment hub.

Exclusive: Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo: sources — (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.

What the iPhone 4S means for the carriers — Apple's much-anticipated new iPhone was unveiled today at the company's headquarters in California. And for the first time in iPhone history, three of the four major U.S. operators will be offering the latest version of the device.

Apple's “Fall From Grace” — This is, quite simply, one of the worst pieces I've ever read on Apple. Zach Epstein starts off trashing Apple's iPhone 4S announcement as perhaps “the beginning of the end” — and does so citing a bunch of analysts. Analysts.

Apple's fall from grace — Apple was a company that could do no wrong. Phones that dropped every other call... Location tracking scandals... Antennagate... A CEO who constantly parked his $130,000 sports car diagonally in handicapped spaces... Apple didn't have to roll with the punches …

Apple will now give you up to $200 for your old iPhone 4 — Shuddering at the thought of paying for that new iPhone 4S? Shudder no more. Apple, via its Reuse and Recycle program, is offering up to $200 for your old iPhone 4, depending on its condition: — Mind you, the iPhone in question …

Jason Kilar: Hulu Plus is becoming major money maker — Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said today that the company's Hulu Plus paid subscription service is going to bring in more than half of its revenue in within the next 12 months. Kilar made this estimate in a blog post about Hulu's Q3 performance …

Google Earth downloaded more than one billion times — How large is one billion? One billion hours ago modern humans were living in the Stone Age. One billion minutes ago, the Roman Empire was flourishing. If you traveled from Earth to the Moon three times, your journey would measure one billion meters.

India launches Aakash tablet computer priced at $35 — Millions of students will have access to the tablets, officials hope — India has launched what it says is the world's cheapest touch-screen tablet computer, priced at just $35 (£23). — Costing a fraction of Apple's iPad, the subsidised Aakash is aimed at students.